Damascus, Syria – September 26, 2025 – 2,500 runners from different age groups participated in the first Damascus Marathon after the fall of Assad’s regime. The race began on the Airport Road and concluded at Umayyad Square in the heart of the capital.
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January 24, 2025, Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela: Caudio Echeverry, from Argentina in U-20 South American Soccer Championship, first phase match between rgentina and Brasil, at the Misael Delgado stadium in the city of Valencia, Carabobo state. (Credit Image: © Juan Carlos Hernandez/ZUMA Press Wire)
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October 1, 2025, Carson, California, USA: The Toluca FC celebrate after winning their 2025 Michelob ULTRA Campeones Cup match against the LA Galaxy on Wednesday October 1, 2025 at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. Toluca defeats Galaxy, 3-2.
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September 28, 2025, Chicago, Il, USA: Residents watch while Chief U.S. Border Patrol Agent Gregory Bovino, second from left, and other federal officers finish their march along North Clark Street by the Newberry Library in Chicagoüas Gold Coast on Sept. 28, 2025, as part of an immigration blitz show of force. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune via ZUMA Press Wire)
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September 19, 2025, North Chicago, Illinois, USA: CURTIS EVANS, of Evanston, carries a U.S. flag through gas deployed by federal officers as they clear protesters from the entrance of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview. Evans said he was a Marine during President Ronald Reagan’s term. Protesters and agents clashed outside the Broadview ICE processing center during a 12-hour protest Friday. Federal agents fired chemical agents at protesters outside the ICE processing facility. (Credit Image: © Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune via ZUMA Press Wire)
September 27, 2025, Broadview, Illinois, USA: Militarized agents for the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) aka ICE stand guard on the roof top as the Broadview facility’s role has changed dramatically with the start of ‘OPERATION MIDWAY BLITZ’ which is the central processing facility for the operation and is scheduled to operate for 7 days a week for 45 days. (Credit Image: © Dave Decker/ZUMA Press Wire)
September 27, 2025, Broadview, Illinois, USA: Militarized agents for the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) aka ICE process detainees as the Broadview facility’s role has changed dramatically with the start of ‘OPERATION MIDWAY BLITZ’ which is the central processing facility for the operation and is scheduled to operate for 7 days a week for 45 days. (Credit Image: © Dave Decker/ZUMA Press Wire)
September 27, 2025, Broadview, Illinois, USA: Militarized agents for the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) aka ICE lock a gate and move in with force to quell protestors as the Broadview facility’s role has changed dramatically with the start of ‘OPERATION MIDWAY BLITZ’ which is the central processing facility for the operation and is scheduled to operate for 7 days a week for 45 days. (Credit Image: © Dave Decker/ZUMA Press Wire)
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October 2, 2025, Sedmihorky, Czech Republic: A balloonist from the BalonyEu team prepares for takeoff in Sedmihorky, in the Bohemian Paradise region of the Czech Republic. Hot air balloons take off in favorable weather conditions during the morning and evening. In October, balloon launches offer a welcome opportunity to enjoy the autumn scenery. (Credit Image: © Slavek Ruta/ZUMA Press Wire)
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ICE CRACKS DOWN IN CHICAGO • THE US GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN • EUROPE WINS THE RYDER CUP • CONSERVATIONIST JANE GOODALL DIES
Scott Mc Kiernan presents “The Pictures Of the Week” highlighting the best images from around the world by ZUMA Press contributors, curated by ZUMA Editor-at-large Jim Colton.
Enjoy thepicturesoftheweek.com 40, showcasing images from September 27-October 3, 2025 “The best two minutes you’ll spend on the internet today!” #zumapress #photojournalism
ZUMA PHOTOGRAPHERS Featured:
Rayhan Ahmed, Hasan Alzaanin, Akash Anshuman, Lapeyre Antoine, Omar Ashtawy, Peter Byrne, Javede Dar, David Davies, Dave Decker, Apolline Guillerot-Malick, Tamer Ibrahim, Domine Jerome, Xu Jing, Vincent Kalut, Zabulon Laurent, Danny Lawson, Michael Ho Wai Lee, Eileen T. Meslar, Matthias Oesterle, Danish Ravi, Chris Riha, Stephen Robinson, Li Rui, Slavek Ruta, Joey Sussman
Bottom Left: June 29, 2021, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA: The Oklahoma City National Memorial marks the 1995 domestic terror bombing that destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, killing 168 people. Some of the thousands of ceramic tiles created by children are on display at the Memorial. (Credit Image: © Jim West/ZUMA Press Wire)
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Dozens of protesters showed up for a rally and march protesting the National Guard’s presence anticipated in the coming weeks in Memphis, Tennessee September 27, 2025.
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